Wichita eagle., 1887-02-03
THE LIVING AND THE DEAD.

wal NM" IL " many lii AdilSdS WIZ lldN
felt the force Of what l say.-New Yorl
Express.
THE LIVING AND THE DEAD.
The editor Of the Harper Daily Sentinel
under the starting headlines of "Wind,
Wonder-Wichita's Wealthy Windings il
| 1895 treats his readers to the following
grapevine special:
From our Special Correspondent, Tom Richardson:
WICHITA, Kansas, JAM &C. 1925.
ED. SENTINEL:-Looking over YOU
newspaper files this morning, | came
across your article on London VS.. Wich
ita,' written in 1886, and by the present
surroundings, must say your humor fore
told facts. Yesterday | attended the flu
neral of ex. Governor NJ. NJ Murdoch; il
was the largest procession ever seen in the
city and as remarkable as it may appear,
John p St. John was one of the pail
bearers Politics makes strange bedfel-
lows, and the remains of the ex-
governor will be placed beside
those of Capt. White, one of the
founders of the Beacon who you will re-
member died ten years since while serving
his country as minister at the court of st.
James. The monument to White is COM
pleted, and an exact counterpart will be
erected to the memory of Murdoch bearing
the inscription: "How SHE SPREADS. J"
Five minutes since advices from Washing
ton announce that Col. H. G. Toler wins
his seat in congress in the contested case
n. f. Neiderlander has fought with such
determination. This gives Kansas solid
democratic delegation of thirty-two mem
bers. and if the tie can be broken in the
legislature, Col. Tom George, of Yelling
ton, is sure of the senate. The eight mem
bers of congress who represent Wichita's
interest a, Washington left in
a body for home this noon per bal
loon Windy Wender' and will be
banqueted tonight at the Blackwielder, the
new twenty five story hotel at the corner of
Logan avenue and 165th street | will
mail you balloon time card to show changes
as soon as Vanderbilt consents to publica-
ton By the way the Vanderblts are now
a united family in Wichita, and one of the
younger members who has great political
denies that his grand father ever
used the expression, The public be id.
1t is currently reported that the police force
will strike for an advance of salary on Feb
ruary 1st, as there are now II, 900 who
wear the uniform and carry the club, the
question is one of considerable financial i'm
Dortance-
Work commenced this morning on the
'emoval of the seven story Carey Palace
Hotel, built in 1869. 1t is the only
hanty in the vicinity, and Mr.. VIM. Carey
will build thirty -five story building on the
tie.
An opium joint occupying third base
nent Oh Douglas avenue was pulled just |
before daylight this morning, which ii
Gems mas been running for several years
The den was built under the street and was
,nly separated from the underground rail |
way by few feet of dirt LIP eXcavating |
or side track the resort was discovered. |
Many persons, prominent in both political |
md social circles were pulled and desper
tie efforts are being made TO hush the mat
er up. The papers at home may be quiet,
'ut it will be difficult matter to still the
torn among hundreds of special CORES
,ondents for outside papers.
The elevated railroad companies are
having a hot time with the municipal
authorities and number of millionaire
property holders are fighting the corpora
ions with might and main, A big Doodle
lass tube scheme has been engineered |
Trough the council by George Gould and
ther Wichita schemers, they propose to
eliver any and all packages weighing less
han one hundred pounds to all points with
n radius of 100 miles counting the board
f trade building the CENTER for one cent
er pound, packages to go at the rate of
iXty miles per minute without damage
The system has proven success in Lon
on, Paris and Berlin, but this will be
he first American plant.
Rev. r. l.. Walker, the evangelist,
reached last night to an audience of over
0, 900 on the subject: From the Lobby
0 the Church or Saving Souls Better
han Working Members Of the Legisa-
IRE" 1t was wonderful effort, and !.
tactical in the extreme
The w. G. T. U. building is completed
t a cost Of $500, 600, the entire amount
'as paid by the heirs of Fritz Snitzler who
Ias converted under the preaching Of Rev.
Walker early in the century.
The Garfield university claims the larg
st attendance of any educational institu-
on in the land, numbering over 5000
Maggie Mitchell appears tonight in Fan
hon flrewell tour at The Pickwick
You must attend the Shakespearesn fes-
val next month at the Academy of Music,
5 it will be Booths last appearance.
The Sentinel's special Wichita wire be
lg in use. l send this letter by carrier
igeon Boom" Very glad to hear your
has reached fo0, geo.
Yours truly, TON.